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Welcome to Excelshortcut, the place to get faster with Excel.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for working with data. At Excel Shortcut, our goal is to help you use it as efficiently as possible.

Navigate this website to learn the Excel shortcuts and top formulas. The blog covers Excel and other topics, like how  to automate boring tasks and how to use software to maximize work performance.

Our goal is to help you work more efficiently with technology and create time for stuff that matters most.

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Tired of Nested IFs in Excel? Make this SWITCH!

The Nested IF Nightmare Every Excel worksheet starts innocent enough. You open the formula box and create a simple “if this, then that” formula. The logic is clean, but you need to add one more condition. And then another one. Next thing you know, you’re drowning in...

Learn about SQL joins using Excel

Why do we join tables in SQL? Tables that logically represent information are the foundation of relational databases. The ancient rules of database normalization remind us to arrange database tables to reduce redundancy and increase flexibility. An adequately...

Super Bowl Squares Template

Updated for Superbowl 57 This Version is unlocked, so be careful with the formulas. You have to press F9 to Regenerate the squares because calculations are set to manual. This spreadsheet is for educational purposes only. Please check your local gambling restrictions...

How to Return Multiple Matches in one Cell Using a lookup?

VLOOKUP is great for looking up a value and returning another corresponding value. But what happens when the first match just isn't enough. I've been tasked with finding a way to put return not just the first but the second, and third match. At first, I tried to...

How to Delete every other Row in Excel

Have you ever needed to delete every other row in Excel? You are not alone.   There are a few ways to accomplish it. It's a pretty good candidate for a VBA solution, but I'm going to show you how to quickly delete every other row without using VBA or a plugin. I...

Data Defender: Play this Excel Game and Learn Excel Shortcuts Fast

Microsoft Excel has roughly 750 million users all over the world. It is an essential, all-purpose business tool. This spreadsheet software can fill a wide range of business needs. Every business professional needs to get familiar with Excel. Your proficiency level...

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  Excelshortcut.com commits to continuous improvement. I've wondered if our Communication distribution process is lacking. Is there a more effective tool to help us share valuable content? Mailchimp has been ExcelShortcut.com's tool for email creation and...

Insert Multiple Rows into SQL table Using Excel as a Template

I hope you followed the previous tutorial where we checked Created some brand new database tables using Excel as a template. Let's populate these tables with meaningful data. Okay, it might not be the most meaningful dataset since I just made this data up using...

SQL Statement Samples for Tutorials

  Use the Excel Templates below to follow along with the Excel2SQL Tutorials. Feel free to download and modify these smooth templates to Create your own SQL Scripts. [embeddoc...

How Do You Learn Computer Programming Quickly?

If you don’t have a job as a programmer and want to learn fast, focus on active learning with lots of practice. Here is the path I recommend you take to fast-track the process: 1) Start with targeted, interactive lessons — short sessions of introductory and passive learning. 2) Passion projects — spend the bulk of your emphasis on longer sessions of challenging, passion-driven side projects.
3) Aim for things that you like to do or that will make your daily obligations easier. 4) Bring along a mentor or pay a freelancer to guide you. They will provide feedback and help you throw out lousy coding habits. Supplement with other sources to fill in the gaps. 5) Keep repeating steps 1 through 4 while applying for entry-level programming jobs.
6) Enroll in a short, targeted, software development path.

Create Tables

We will create some brand new tables in SQL Management Studio using Excel as a template in this tutorial. The sample data is a fictitious list of Experts and their areas of specialty. Below is a quick Description of our tables and a short sampling of each. This...

Updating Table Data, Excel VS SQL

Change is part of life and our data is extremely susceptible to these changes. Can Microsoft Excel Keep up with all of the changes to your data? Maybe it's time to use SQL to update your data. Let’s discuss updating data in an effective way. Up until now, many of the...

Getting Started with SQL Databases (an Excel User’s Perspective)

Most of my readers are heavy Excel users. Today we will transition our strong Excel foundation into learning another complementary tool, SQL Databases. Here are a few components that are fundamental to Databases and SQL. Tables - Other concepts could come first,...

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How Do You Learn Computer Programming Quickly?

How Do You Learn Computer Programming Quickly?

If you don’t have a job as a programmer and want to learn fast, focus on active learning with lots of practice. Here is the path I recommend you take to fast-track the process: 1) Start with targeted, interactive lessons — short sessions of introductory and passive learning. 2) Passion projects — spend the bulk of your emphasis on longer sessions of challenging, passion-driven side projects.
3) Aim for things that you like to do or that will make your daily obligations easier. 4) Bring along a mentor or pay a freelancer to guide you. They will provide feedback and help you throw out lousy coding habits. Supplement with other sources to fill in the gaps. 5) Keep repeating steps 1 through 4 while applying for entry-level programming jobs.
6) Enroll in a short, targeted, software development path.

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